Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.2° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
1.4
S
5
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
S
8
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.2
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
541
286
147
84
106
20
11
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
10
24
6
11
6
3
Wind (km/h)
40
W
25
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
45
SSE
50
S
45
S
55
S
60
S
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:27PM3.42m
00:38AM3.54m
1:03PM3.45m
1:20AM3.55m
1:40PM3.42m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.05m
6:29PM0.22m
6:51AM0.03m
7:09PM0.12m
7:32AM0.11m
7:51PM0.10m
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Temp °C
9
7
9
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14
14
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11
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10
9
8
9
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Feels °C
0
1
4
3
1
1
5
4
3
3
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
0
0
4
8
10
10
10
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